you know, it's guys like paul ryan and ted cruz. groups like a.l.e.c. and the republican economic policies in general that keep wages stagnant at $7.25 an hour at the federal level. the republican mission, it is very clear. they want to keep labor cheap and profits for the top 1% as high as they can get them. and it's interesting. how paul ryan talks about the takers. let's talk about the takers for a moment. are the oil companies, are they takers? walmart? are they takers? on a local level, when they get tax abatements? how about boeing? are they a taker? they've got $9 billion worth ever incentives on the table just to stay in washington so workers can have a job. but, of course, the unions, they want too much money, right? let's talk about the takers. it's always the poor folks that the republicans love to pick on. let's talk about the food stamps that they have just cut out of the farm bill. their proposal is to get rid of $40 billion over the next ten years. this is the problem. they're supposed to be the takers. maybe if they had a good minimum wa